Effect of Mindfulness on Dysfunctional Attitude and Automatic Thoughts in Relation to Gender Meena Subhash1, Gupta Mohua Das2 1Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat Fort, Varanasi 2M.A. (Psychology) Department of Psychology, Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat Fort, Varanasi Online published on 20 September, 2019. Abstract Dysfunctional attitude and Automatic Thoughts are major contributors to Depression. In present time lot of emphasis have been laid upon the study of mindfulness, which have been proved to have reducing effects on depression. Mindfulness denotes the tendency to be mindful of moment-tomoment experience. Mindfulness theory addresses awareness of context in the present moment. By Dysfunctional Attitude we mean cognitive distortions and, an automatic thought means the images or thoughts that pop up in mind without conscious efforts. These are the automatic negative statements about the self and such statements lead to development and retention of depression. The purpose of the present study is to see the effects of Mindfulness on Dysfunctional Attitude and Automatic Thoughts. The study also aimed to see gender difference in mindfulness. In present study, the scales used are The Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), developed by Kirk W. Brown and Richard M. Ryan, Dysfunctional Attitude Scale developed by Arlene Weissman and Automatic Thoughts Questions developed by Phillip C. Kendall and Steven D. Hollon. The sample consists of 50 males and 50 females between ages 30–50 years. The scales were administered individually on all the participants. The statistics applied are correlation and t-ratio. The result found in the study is that there is no significant correlation between mindfulness, dysfunctional attitude and automatic thoughts. Also no gender differences have been found in mindfulness. It provides initial evidence consistent with the previous notion that the benefit of mindfulness may be achieved through reducing negative cognition. The current findings also contribute to our knowledge regarding the gender effect on negative cognition which affect on well-being of females. Top Keywords Mindfulness, Dysfunctional Attitude, Automatic Thinking, Gender. Top |